Analysis Complete

matter

/ matter /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
(used with negation) having consequence
"they were friends and it was no matter who won the games"
Type of:
consequence import moment
Derived:
count weigh
noun Sense 2
a vaguely specified concern
"several matters to attend to"
"it is none of your affair"
"things are going well"
Type of:
concern
noun Sense 3
a problem
"is anything the matter?"
Type of:
trouble problem
noun Sense 4
written works (especially in books or magazines)
"he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"
Type of:
writing written material piece of writing
Kinds of:
dictation text textual matter typescript front matter
noun Sense 5
that which has mass and occupies space
"an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter"
Type of:
entity
Kinds of:
food nutrient ballast bedding material bedding
verb Sense 6
have weight; have import, carry weight
"It does not matter much"
Type of:
be
Kinds of:
weigh press
Derived:
topic subject issue
See also:
matter to interest
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Frame 34
noun Sense 7
some situation or event that is thought about
"he kept drifting off the topic"
"he had been thinking about the subject for several years"
"it is a matter for the police"
Type of:
content cognitive content mental object
Kinds of:
blind spot res judicata res adjudicata area
Derived:
count weigh
Semantic Complexity
59%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
39
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

consequence import moment concern trouble problem writing written material piece of writing dictation text textual matter